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セム語派 (semugoha) Japanese meaning: Semitic languages | Kotomora

セム語ご派は

Meanings

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Semitic languages

Linguistic term for the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family, including Arabic, Hebrew, and Amharic.

アラビア語ごはセム語ご派はに属ぞくする。
Arabic belongs to the Semitic languages.

Kanji

語word, speech, language
派faction, group, party

Related words

セム語ご族ぞく
セム語族 is sometimes used interchangeably, but 語派 more precisely refers to a branch within a larger family.

Etymology

From セム (Sem, 'Shem') + 語派 (language branch). The term is based on the biblical figure Shem, whose descendants were traditionally associated with these languages.